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Netherlands vs New Zealand: Neonatal mortality rate

Netherlands
0.2601 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
New Zealand
0.2704 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Netherlands rank
163rd
New Zealand rank
161st

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.2704 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.2601 Deaths per 1000 live births in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0103 Deaths per 1000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1968 it was New Zealand ahead.

Netherlands ranks 163rd and New Zealand ranks 161st of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 1 Deaths per 1000 live births 1.1 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.0976 Deaths per 1000 live births New Zealand
1970s 0.7818 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.8985 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.1167 Deaths per 1000 live births New Zealand
1980s 0.507 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.5129 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.0059 Deaths per 1000 live births New Zealand
1990s 0.4045 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.3753 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.0292 Deaths per 1000 live births Netherlands
2000s 0.3426 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.3214 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.0213 Deaths per 1000 live births Netherlands
2010s 0.2666 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.3176 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.051 Deaths per 1000 live births New Zealand
2020s 0.2614 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.28 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.0185 Deaths per 1000 live births New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Netherlands or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.2704 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.2601 Deaths per 1000 live births in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Netherlands and New Zealand?
0.0103 Deaths per 1000 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and New Zealand?
56 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and New Zealand rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Netherlands ranks 163rd and New Zealand ranks 161st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
Deaths per 1000 live births
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,174 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.